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CORRUPTION NEWS

African land corruption and its impact explored in webinar

Corruption Watch’s work in helping to expose and address corruption in the land sector is part of an international research project on how corruption affects the most marginalised of our communities in this regard. The project, overseen by Transparency International, has resulted in the recent release on 19 April 2024 of a report, This Beautiful Read more >

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Corruption accused Edwin Sodi’s company still not blacklisted

Screenshot: Newzroom Afrika By Steve KretzmannFirst published on GroundUp Blackhead Consulting is being probed by the Special Investigating Unit over incomplete upgrades and refurbishment to Tshwane’s Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant. Rooiwal still releases about 150-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage into the dam supplying Hammanskraal’s drinking water. The City of Tshwane on Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Corruption, discrimination and land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Source: Transparency International The rising demand for land due to the global food crisis, climate change, rising sea levels, desertification, and extreme weather events, all limit its availability and accessibility. As global crises exacerbate inequalities, people who experience discrimination see their land rights affected the most. An earlier 2021 report by the Equal Rights Trust Read more >

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Ramaphosa’s blinkered Tintswalo story omits the challenges facing SA

Image: Flickr/Africa University By Moepeng TalaneFirst published on Maverick Citizen As Corruption Watch releases its annual report, South Africa stands on the brink of its seventh democratic elections, representing what some have described as a second shot at democracy. This implies that the ANC’s 30-year rule has failed to produce a true democracy — but Read more >

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Corruption in the healthcare sector can take a deadly toll

Health sector corruption is a long-standing concern for Corruption Watch. As a member of the Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (HSACF), which is chaired by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), we represent civil society in this collaborative effort, with law enforcement agencies, health sector regulators, government departments and private sector, to fast-track investigations of fraud and Read more >